Dan,
IMHO the 325is M-Technic is just as legal as any other 325 on that spec line. For those of us who know that car and how the bodywork was a precursor to the first E36 M3's, it will make sense. For those who may not, bring some documentation on the M-Technic to have in your stash. Do it!
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Dan,
IMHO the 325is M-Technic is just as legal as any other 325 on that spec line. For those of us who know that car and how the bodywork was a precursor to the first E36 M3's, it will make sense. For those who may not, bring some documentation on the M-Technic to have in your stash. Do it!
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Hey Andy... On a similar note:
Why wouldn't 17" wheels also be legal for the E36 325...as they appeared on the '94 M-Technics as well...???
Hmmm...
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How about the M3 rockers and rear diffuser too? [/b]
If true, then anything on that car is legal for other 325 cars, including 17" wheels. Ergo, 17s can be allowed via the Errors and Omissions process.IMHO the 325is M-Technic is just as legal as any other 325 on that spec line.[/b]
If true, then anything on that car is legal for other 325 cars, including 17" wheels. Ergo, 17s can be allowed via the Errors and Omissions process.
Or, the club needs to clearly - and quickly - de-list the M-Technic car from eligibility.
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Negative: the spec line describes, as in what the wheel size was on the car. That wheel size spec in the ITCS was never intended as a manual adjustment for what's stock on the car, or something that's anything but objective workshop data.The spec line trumps.[/b]
Negative: the spec line describes, as in what the wheel size was on the car. That wheel size spec in the ITCS was never intended as a manual adjustment for what's stock on the car, or something that's anything but objective workshop data.
Either the M-Technic model is legal, along with all its standard equipment, or it's not; just as we allow the rear decklid spoilers on RX-7 GTUs and Miata Ms... [/b]
Greg is right. The book doesn't have a blanket statement that says that the vehicle must match all attributes on the spec line. Instead, it has a bunch of individual paragraphs that refer to the spec line. For example, the rule that refers to the wheel size column says:
"Cars may not fit wheel diameters smaller
than listed on their spec line. All [other] cars shall
retain the wheel diameter fitted as original equipment for
their make, model, and type."
I bracketed out the word "other" because it's not relevant to this conversation. Bottom line is, the car can't run anything SMALLER than listed on the spec line, *and* it must ("shall") use the wheel diameter fitted as OE.
If the car is claimed to be an M-Technic "model", then it MUST run 17".
On the other hand ... is the M-Technic a model? I don't think so, it was an option. Did IT ever have a clause (like SS and T) that says that only the base model of a vehicle can be used? If it did, and was later struck, then that deletion causes this rule to be somewhat in conflict.
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rear decklid spoiler was NOT part of the m-technic option.Negative: the spec line describes, as in what the wheel size was on the car. That wheel size spec in the ITCS was never intended as a manual adjustment for what's stock on the car, or something that's anything but objective workshop data.
Either the M-Technic model is legal, along with all its standard equipment, or it's not; just as we allow the rear decklid spoilers on RX-7 GTUs and Miata Ms...
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Equipment that was optional (or not available?) on the base models but standard on other 'approved' models. In other words, not all RX-7s and Miatas came with the rear decklid spoiler as standard, but we allow them on all cars because those items were standard on allowed vehicles (same spec line).Not sure what you are saying on the RX-7's because the spoilers could come on GXL's, GTU's, GTUs's...[/b]
If that's what we prefer to do (not making a statement one way or the other) then I agree. Is that a new precedent or, for example, does the RX-7 GTU comes standard with 17" wheels and we intentionally disallowed them with that line? - GAI would think that (just like in the 2nd gen RX-7 listing WRT 16") you could just add "17" wheel not allowed" in the notes.[/b]
If that's what we prefer to do (not making a statement one way or the other) then I agree. Is that a new precedent or, for example, does the RX-7 GTU comes standard with 17" wheels and we intentionally disallowed them with that line? - GA
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Just out of curiosity (and not germane to the conversation at hand), why?16" wheels came on some models but are specifically disallowed in the notes section.[/b]
Just out of curiosity (and not germane to the conversation at hand), why?
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